CVE-2014-8101

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8101
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-10 15:59:13 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe RandR extension in XFree86 4.2.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.7, and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length or index value to the (1) SProcRRQueryVersion, (2) SProcRRGetScreenInfo, (3) SProcRRSelectInput, or (4) SProcRRConfigureOutputProperty function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application X.org X11 6.7 All All All
Application X.org Xfree86 4.2.0 All All All
Application X.org X Server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Advisory-2014-12-09 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.x.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3095-1 xorg-server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Oracle Bulletin Board Update - January 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201504-06) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0532 - Updated x11-server packages fix security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
Security Advisory SA61947 - SUSE update for xorg-x11-server - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
X.Org X Server CVE-2014-8101 Out of Bounds Read Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Security Advisory SA62292 - SUSE update for xorg-x11-server - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:119 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2014-8101 MITRE access.redhat.com
1168713 – (CVE-2014-8101) CVE-2014-8101 xorg-x11-server: out of bounds access due to not validating length or offset values in RandR extension MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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